 Saudi Arabia reports 59th coronavirus death
A Saudi citizen died on Wednesday of the MERS coronavirus, bringing the total number of deaths in the kingdom to 59, the country’s... (photo: AP / Health Protection Agency) The Hindu
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 Obama urges Guantanamo closure this year
President Barack Obama told Americans that 2014 should be the year to finally close the US prison at Guantanamo Bay as the United States winds down its military role in Afghanistan and shifts away... (photo: US Navy / Photographer's Mate 1st Class Michael W. Pendergrass) Al Jazeera
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 Stocks rise on Wall Street after 3 days of losses
NEW YORK (AP) Investors' jitters over emerging markets faded on Tuesday and U.S. stocks rose for the first time in four days. Global stock markets stabilized after three turbulent days when... (photo: AP / Richard Drew) Tampa Bay Online
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 Talks resume to evacuate civilians in Syrian city
ALBERT AJI and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press Comments U.N. mediator Lakhdar Brahimi (Anja Niedringhaus / AP) Damascus, Syria A United Nations official is contacting opposition fighters in besieged... (photo: AP / Anja Niedringhaus) Detroit news
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 Syria talks resume despite power transfer impasse
Syrian peace talks have resume in Geneva, after the warring sides hit an impasse over the formation of a transitional administration. Government and opposition delegates are holding a joint session... (photo: UN / Jean-Marc Ferré) BBC News
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 Deadlocked over Assad's future
The key issue of a transitional government to replace president Bashar Assad is blocking progress in Syrian peace talks, described by one delegate as "a dialogue of the deaf." The chief UN mediator... (photo: AP / Syrian Presidency via Facebook) Belfast Telegraph
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 For UN’s patient Brahimi, no war is irresolvable
GENEVA — Lakhdar Brahimi has seen faces like these before, barely able to remain in the same room, much less speak to each other. Lebanese, Afghans, Iraqis, now Syrians. Even, two decades ago,... (photo: UN / Eskinder Debebe) The Washington Post
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 Assad future blocks progress in Syria peace talks
Comment () Tweet By ZEINA KARAM, Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The key issue of a transitional government to replace President Bashar Assad blocked any progress Monday in Syrian peace talks,... (photo: AP / Vahid Salemi) US News
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 Revisiting the Obama Doctrine
Judging by recent statements and actions, President Barack Obama might be concerned by the unparalleled proliferation of al-Qaeda. However, he is hardly alarmed that it has become a rallying cry for... (photo: White House / Pete Souza) Al Jazeera
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 India lifts curbs on superjumbos
India has lifted a ban on Airbus superjumbo planes, allowing flights on the world's largest passenger jet into New Delhi, Mumbai and two other cities equipped to handle the aircraft. Despite... (photo: AP / dapd, Axel Heimken) Belfast Telegraph
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